This book provides comprehensive insight into the fault detection techniques implemented for photovoltaic (PV) panels. It includes studies related to predictive maintenance needed to improve the performance of the solar PV systems using Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques. The readers gain knowledge on the fault identification algorithm and the significance of all such algorithms in real-time power system applications.

Gives detailed overview of fundamental concepts of fault diagnosis algorithm for solar PV system

Explains AC and DC side of the solar PV system-based electricity generation with real-time examples

Covers effective extraction of the energy from solar radiation

Illustrates artificial intelligence techniques for detecting the faults occurring in the solar PV system

Includes MATLAB (R) based simulations and results on fault diagnosis including case studies

This book is aimed at researchers, professionals and graduate students in electrical engineering, artificial intelligence, control algorithms, energy engineering, photovoltaic systems, industrial electronics.